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Interview with John Ferguson July 3, 1975 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory182
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1940
- Length
- 0:07:44
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Ferguson's opinion of Reeve William A. Pritchard and the municipal politics of the time. He also discusses the sentiment he felt among the Unemployed.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Ferguson's opinion of Reeve William A. Pritchard and the municipal politics of the time. He also discusses the sentiment he felt among the Unemployed.
- Date Range
- 1931-1940
- Length
- 0:07:44
- Names
- Pritchard, William A.
- Subjects
- Organizations
- Interviewer
- McLeod, Ross S.
- Interview Date
- July 3, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with John Ferguson by history student Ross S. McLeod, July 3, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression.
- Biographical Notes
- John Ferguson was born in Glasgow in 1900. He came to Canada with his family in 1910, and settled on Vancouver Island. In 1931 John Ferguson purchased the hardware store on the 3900 block of Hastings Street.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:32:21
- Interviewee Name
- Ferguson, John
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with John Ferguson
Track three of interview with John Ferguson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-18/100-13-18_Track_3.mp3